Server Version#: 1.42.2.10156 Player Version#: All I had issues today with my plex clients all transcoding even though they are direct play capable and on the same LAN. After much troubleshooting I came across this error in my logs: Nov 20, 2025 17:04:29.549 [23421525551928] DEBUG - CERT: Forcing…

Could you please check my certificate? It was working fine last time I watched something, but I am currently unable to connect. Thank you kindly. Edit: Seem to have fixed it by enabling remote access (which was never enabled before and I wouldn’t have thought would matter seeing as I was accessin…

Hi. Also have an expired certificate. Can you please reset it?

Plase wait at least 10 minutes, then stop and restart your Plex server.

I’m having the same issue. Tried rebooting and all kinds of things, but won’t seem get a new cert. Seems it expired in late Nov. Thanks!

@mrhappyasthma_gmail_com Your certificate is reset. Stop PMS. Wait 10 minutes. Start PMS. It will download a new certificate

Hello, my certificates expired too, could you please reset my certificate? Thanks

@macbezz your cert isn’t expired. Looks like you may have removed your server from your account so you might have to re-claim it.

@nwollenb your cert looks fine from what i can see. Have you rebooted everything like server, router and such?

Figured out I didn’t have port forwarding setup correctly on my new router. Got that straightened out and not seeing the error anymore. It also resolved the intermittent remote access issue I was having.

Plex Cert Expired - Plex Clients (Shield, Sony Android TV App, etc) Cannot Connect

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nwollenb December 22, 2025, 6:03pm 56

I am also seeing issues with certs in my logs and having issues connecting. Can you please review mine.

Dec 22, 2025 11:46:30.543 [135399553542800] DEBUG - [CERT/OCSP] no URL available
Dec 22, 2025 11:46:30.543 [135399553542800] WARN - [CERT/OCSP] getCertInfo failed; skipping stapling

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Plex Cert Expired - Plex Clients (Shield, Sony Android TV App, etc) Cannot Connect

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